25 minSeason 8 • Episode 22
LatestWhen Jack proposes to Vicky, she turns him down cold. The reason is that she's afraid of marriage because it might fail like her father's did. They decide to live together. The trio finally moves out of their apartment and into their new lives: Terri is going to Hawaii to work with poor children, Janet and Philip move into their new place, and Jack moves into the apartment above the restaurant with Vicky. As they begin their new life together, Mr. Bradford comes in and tells him that he is the new landlord! With that, the spin-off series Three's a Crowd begins.
When two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the going-away party for their last roommate. However, hijinks ensure when Jack must pretend to be gay in order to throw off the scent of the trio's conservative landlady.
Acting
John Ritter's pratfall physics defy gravity and logic.
Writing
Setup-punchline density that modern sitcoms abandoned.
Costume
Polyester nightmares and short shorts forever.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on British series 'Man About the House,' it became ABC's highest-rated show despite network execs wanting to cancel it for being 'too sexy.'
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